Derivatives marketplace CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) has announced its suite of energy futures and options reached a daily trading volume record of 5,103,881 contracts on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, surpassing the previous record of 5,067,833 contracts set on Dec. 1, 2016.
Peter Keavey
Customers are increasingly accessing the deep liquidity across our energy markets to manage price risk during this time of increased volatility and uncertainty,” said Peter Keavey, CME Group Global Head of Energy.
We’re continually working with participants to grow on-screen liquidity across all our energy markets, especially energy options. This increased access to our markets ensures customers can more effectively and efficiently hedge and trade around the globe and around the clock.”, he added.
Additional energy futures and options volume records reached yesterday include:
- Record 1,602,673 Henry Hub Natural Gas futures contracts, surpassing the previous record of 1,232,635 contracts set on Nov. 13, 2018
- Record 1,027,799 energy options contracts, surpassing the previous record of 994,030 contracts set on Nov. 13, 2018
- Record 210,561 electronic Henry Hub Natural Gas Financial options contracts, surpassing the previous record of 208,793 contracts set on Nov. 9, 2018
CME Group’s suite of energy futures and options contracts are listed by and subject to the rules of NYMEX.